PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holliday has chosen Wanted Dead Or Alive as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bale
vs
Holliday

185 cm
30
195 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

188 cm
33
202 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doc Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bale pushes Holliday up against the cage in a clinch.
Holliday controlling the action here for a moment.
Bale tries to break the clinch but Holliday is controlling the position.
Bale is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holliday gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Holliday misses with a punch to the body.
Holliday is looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Holliday fails to land.
Holliday tries for a takedown but Bale manages to get underhooks.
Holliday slows down the pace here.
Holliday lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bale checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Holliday.
Holliday throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bale shoots in for a takedown but Holliday shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Holliday scores with a kick to the body.
Bale will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gareth Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holliday lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Holliday shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bale as he jumps to the side.
Holliday walks into a left hand.

Bale moves into the clinch.

Bale jumps into guard, dragging Holliday to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Holliday landing some decent shots from guard.
Holliday is in close to Bale's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Holliday postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bale looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Holliday throws a big elbow that misses.
Holliday pushing down on Bale's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Holliday looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bale with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Holliday missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Holliday drops an elbow to the side of Bale's head.
Holliday is trying to control. Bale wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Holliday tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bale knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bale is looking for a sweep. Holliday is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale trying to control but Holliday postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bale wants to improve his position but Holliday is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Holliday there.
Bale wants to get back to full guard.
Bale is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LOD: Gym of the Gods, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Holliday is thwarting Bale's attempts to control the position.

Holliday is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Holliday trying to control from half guard but Bale is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale regains full guard. Nicely done.
Holliday looking to sit in guard and control but Bale gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Holliday is pulling down on Bale's head to control his posture.
Holliday bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bale's guard.
Bale looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bale wants to sweep here but Holliday controlling him for the moment.
Bale is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doc Holliday dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bale tries to work over Holliday's front leg with a kick but Holliday checks it.
Bale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bale tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Holliday defends well and Bale ends up having to push Holliday into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bale changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Holliday fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Holliday is looking to slow Bale down with leg kicks.
A jab from Holliday does it's job there.
Holliday throws a leg kick
and Bale counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Holliday lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bale throws a big shot that misses.

Holliday closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bale quickly recovers to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Holliday landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Doc Holliday has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holliday thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bale's head.
Bale is staying active underneath Holliday, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bale gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday throws an elbow that misses. Bale uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Holliday's guard. Nice move by Bale!
Bale being controlled here momentarily.
Holliday keeping moving, preventing Bale from controlling successfully.
Bale throws an elbow that misses. Holliday uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bale's guard. Nice move by Holliday!
Holliday throwing strikes but missing.
Holliday trying to control the position from guard on top but Bale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale working a defensive guard here.
Bale pulls Holliday in close to his closed guard and prevents Holliday from doing any damage or advancing position.
Holliday throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gareth Bale.
Holliday lands a nice hook to Bale's body. Bale takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Holliday lands with an uppercut that bounces Bale off the cage and back into range.
Holliday pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holliday.
Holliday takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holliday. Holliday obviously looking to wear him down.
Bale on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bale throws a head kick that misses

and Holliday counters with a shoot takedown. Bale fights it but they end up in guard.
Holliday lands a couple of digs.
Holliday is looking to work some ground and pound but Bale has wrist control.
Bale trying to keep a closed guard but Holliday is proving a slippery customer.
Holliday is looking to advance position but Bale has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bale throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holliday can't escape the position.
Bale looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Holliday really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday reaches up and holds on to Bale to control the position.
Holliday bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bale preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holliday accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Holliday must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Holliday trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holliday throwing strikes from guard but Bale blocks nicely.
Holliday pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bale is keeping the position for now.
Holliday not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doc Holliday showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holliday manages to avoid it.
Holliday fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bale wants to clinch but Holliday slips to the side
and Holliday counters with a nice body kick.
Gareth Bale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holliday scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Holliday drives through with a takedown into Bale's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Holliday won't allow Bale to sweep him here.
Bale manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Holliday manages to get himself to full guard.
Bale is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Our spies down at at Ancient Alien Assassin Academy inform us that Holliday has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holliday looking for a sweep. Not yet Holliday, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Holliday escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bale gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bale won't allow Holliday to sweep him here.
Bale showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bale trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holliday working a defensive guard but Bale passes into half guard.
Bale throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Holliday to regain full guard.
Holliday can't keep his opponent in guard - Bale advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale is looking to take a break and control but Holliday is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bale is really struggling to control Holliday but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Bale is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Holliday is just riding it out for now. Bale eventually gives up the hold.
Holliday is controlling Bale's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Holliday's thigh. Holliday counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Holliday keeping full guard, as Bale tries to pass.
Bale throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bale throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bale is looking to advance position but Holliday has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bale working to try and regain half guard.
Holliday unloading with bombs!
Gareth Bale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bale is trying to escape the mount.
Holliday with a couple of short strikes.

Bale is rocked!
Bale is trying to escape the mount.
Oh Bale is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holliday postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Bale out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Holliday goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Doc Holliday!
Our winner, Doc Holliday, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.